Free camping near Benson, VT
Yes. 101 of the 105 camps within 25 straight-line miles of Benson, VT are listed as free; 3 charge a fee and 1 has no price on record. The closest free one is Jabe Pond Campsite 1 (Lake George Wild Forest), 11 miles west, on land managed by NY DEC.
Dave has slept at one of these camps. The circle crosses a state line: NY and VT.
The 50 nearest camps to Benson, VT
The other 55 inside the circle are on the live map — open it centred on Benson, VT.
Who manages the camps near Benson, VT
Who manages them: 90 on New York DEC; 15 on the Forest Service.
- Pharaoh Lake Wilderness — 48 camps: 48 free
- Lake George Wild Forest — 37 camps: 37 free
- Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests — 14 camps: 10 free, 3 fee, 1 unpriced
- Hammond Pond Wild Forest — 5 camps: 5 free
- The Forest Service — 1 camp: 1 free
Season read for these camps, today
Today's season read covers 5 of the 105: 5 open, 0 closed, 0 worth a call. It comes from each camp's own record, so a camp with no season word is not counted either way.
Forecast near Benson, VT
This is the Weather Service forecast for the town, fetched when the page opens. It is not a forecast for any camp in the table; ground higher up or in a canyon can run colder or windier. It needs JavaScript; without it, see weather.gov.
Camping near other towns close by
The nearest towns that have their own page, with the straight-line miles between the towns.
Every distance on this page is a straight line from Benson, VT, not a driving distance — a camp four miles out across a canyon can be an hour of road. Cost is the audited three-state verdict on each camp's own record: free, fee, or unpriced where we could not confirm a price. A blank column is a gap in the record, not a statement that the thing is absent. Camps come from state and federal agency records, not from a visit, except the ones marked. Seasons, permits and fire rules change: confirm with the managing office before you go. Found a fee where we show free? Tell us on the contact page.